I’m becoming a big fan of this website, whose name is self-explanatory: http://www.overheardinnewyork.com. Check it out. Speaking of New York, why can’t Ann Coulter shut up? UPDATE (8/29/05): Apparently conservatives are thinking the same thing. The Arizona Daily Star has dropped Ann Coulter as a syndicated columnist, with this explanation: Finally, we’ve decided that syndicated columnist Ann Coulter has worn … Read More
Pro-Bush Supporters Attack Themselves
Protest Warriors is a conservative activist group. Their tradmark is to show up at progressive rallies posing as liberals and carrying signs that say things like: "Communism has killed only 100 million people; let’s give it another chance!" and "The ACLU – we don’t hate religions – we just hate Christianity!" Get it? Because people will read the signs and … Read More
Operation Yellow Elephant In Action
Hats off and kudos to this kid who went to a meeting of college Republicans, passing out recruitment fliers (you know, because Bush has called for sacrifice, and because the military news people. He filmed it. Best part is when he is chastized: One thing you’re missing the point on… there are some people..and you need to be more sensitive … Read More
That’s Why We’re Fighting?
Here’s what they’re saying at RedState about the rationale for the war (hey, at least somebody’s saying it: The black-and-white, "get the bad guys" approach can be heard from the Democrats and their allies in the MSM and the American left. They are the ones with the GET OBL! mentaility, as if removing the main bad guys will solve the … Read More
Friday iPod Random Ten
Language Is A Virus – Laurie Anderson Black Coffee In Bed – Squeeze The Color Of The Night – Lauren Christy Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – The Supremes Marathon – Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris (Orignal Cast) Goodnight Tonight – Paul McCartney Year Of The Cat – Al Stewart Mummer’s Dance – Loreena McKennitt … Read More
An Anti-Sheehan Pro-Bush Protester
From this week’s list of Top Ten Conservative Idiots at Democratic Underground:
Clark On Withdrawal
Gen. Wesley Clark makes the case for withdrawal from Iraq, but (unlike others calling for military withdrawal) provides a roadmap on hos to fix the mess. Required reading below the fold.
This Can’t Be Good
From Reuters: BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Thousands marched in adoring praise of Iraq’s deposed leader Saddam Hussein on Friday, offering a stark display of the loss of power and leadership felt by some of Iraq’s Sunni Arabs. Drawing inspiration from the Baath party strongman, who now languishes in jail awaiting trial, marchers in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of … Read More
Jon Stewart and Christopher Hitchens
As I watched "The Daily Show" last night, in which Jon Stewart debated Christopher Hitchens about the Iraq War, I thought many things: "This is how it should be done. None of the screaming pundits, like on Fox, MSNBC, or even CNN. It’s intelligent AND entertaining" "Damn, Stewart is good. He’s going toe-to-toe with Hitchens" "”Tell me why I’m wrong’, … Read More
Taking Powerline Seriously
Paul Mirengoff makes it clear why the other guys at Powerline don’t let him post so much. Today he writes about "Taking The President Seriously": The subject on yesterday’s edition of the O’Reilly Factor was how long we have to turn things around in Iraq. O’Reilly thought that President Bush has about six months to show the American people that … Read More
Center For American Progress’s Memo To Bush
He won’t read it, but you should (PDF format).
Iraqis Cannot Agree On Constitution?
The Associated Press is reporting: Parliament announced it had no plans to gather Thursday night and no date for a future session, signaling Iraqi factions were failing to agree on a new constitution before a self-imposed midnight target. It’s the "no date for a future session" part that is alarming. It’s one thing if they are negotiating, haggling, horse-trading, or … Read More
Blogenlust’s Guide To Wingnut Logic
This is hysterical and spot-on. I suspect it will be updated often so bookmark it and keep checking back. Blogenlust’s Law: As an online discussion among wingnuts grows longer, the probability that a Clinton will be blamed for something approaches 1 (i.e., certainty). The "Even Clinton Agreed" Corollary to Blogenlust’s Law There is equal probability that a wingnut will point … Read More
Stay And Leave
I’m glad I’m not the only one confused. Bush gave another "stay the course in Iraq" speech yesterday. Which I would expect him to do. But then there’s this story from today’s Financial Times: The US is expected to pull significant numbers of troops out of Iraq in the next 12 months in spite of the continuing violence, according to … Read More
Concept Of Time Eludes O’Reilly
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, on his show The Radio Factor, August 22, complained that Grandparents Day this year will fall on 9/11: "Now, listen to this. September 11 not only the day of the attack, but it’s Grandparents Day. Can you imagine who made the calendar on Grandparents Day on September 11, what a genius this was?" The answer? … Read More